Ordinance on Public Procurement (PPO) (PPO)
English is not an official language of the Swiss Confederation. This translation is provided for information purposes only and has no legal force.
Art. 1 Reciprocal rights
(Art. 6 paras. 2 and 3 as well as 52 para. 2 of the PPA) 1 The State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO) shall keep a list of the countries that have undertaken to grant market access to Switzerland. 2 It shall be published on the internet platform for public procurement operated by the Confederation and the cantons. 3 SECO shall answer questions on the commitments entered into.
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Art. 2 Exemption from the PPA
(Art. 7 of the PPA) 1 The sectoral markets listed in Annex 1 are exempt from the PPA. 2 Proposals for the exemption of other sectoral markets must be submitted to the Federal Department of the Environment, Transport, Energy and Communications (DETEC). 3 If DETEC considers the conditions for exemption to be fulfilled, it shall submit a proposal for an amendment to Annex 1 to the Federal Council.